Petelotii Kiwi (Actinidia petelotii)

Family: Actinidiaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Actinidia petelotii is a deciduous Climber growing to 10 m (32ft 10in). It is frost tender. It is in flower from May to June, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The species is dioecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required). and is pollinated by Bees, insects. The plant is not self-fertile.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. The cylindrical fruit is hairless when fully ripe and up to 1.5cm long. It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The cylindrical fruit is hairless when fully ripe and up to 1.5cm long.; It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit.

Habitat & North American Range

Found at elevations around 1800 metres in Tonkin. Sparse forests, streamsides and moist places at elevations of 1200 - 1400 metres in Yunnan. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)